trans women

trans women

movie features

The History and Future of Trans Women in Action Movies

The Matrix blew open the doors for what action movies could accomplish — why hasn’t it led to more trans-focused action cinema?

Lisa Laman —

Apr 23, 2024

trans women

gender

4 Moments During My Transition When Womanhood ‘Clicked’ for Me

1. When targeted ads began spooning wedding crap onto my feed.

Summer Tao —

Apr 18, 2024

trans women

gender

Here’s to Another Year of Legally Being a Man

This year marks my fourth year of being a feminine catastrophe. Except my paperwork still claims that I’m some f*cking guy.

Summer Tao —

Feb 27, 2024

prison-industrial complex

trans women

politics + activism

Brianna Ghey’s Murderers Have Received Life Sentences — Is That Justice?

The truest form of justice is prevention.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Feb 6, 2024

for them

gender affirming surgery

gender

How To Support Your Transitioning Partners and Friends

It can be helpful to see a transition as smaller, interlocked transitions.

Summer Tao —

Jan 18, 2024

#affiliatemarketing

interview

book features

Grace Lavery on Her New Memoir “Please Miss,” Sex Writing, and the Trans Glamour of Nicole Kidman

“When one is trying to write about sex, if you’re doing it right, something happens in the prose that is unpredictable and kind of wild.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Feb 8, 2022

trans

trans lesbian sex

sex

Muffing 101

For trans women who experience genital dysphoria, being penetrated in the front can be really meaningful.

Tobi Hill-Meyer —

Feb 7, 2022

jen richards

trans women

tv feature

“Clarice” Proves There’s No Such Thing As a Progressive Procedural

The Silence of the Lambs was right. Trans women and law enforcement are enemies. All it got wrong was the villain.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 3, 2021

trans women

you need help

relationships

You Need Help: How Do I Be a Good Partner to My Trans Girlfriend?

Being too eager or too worried about saying the right thing can be just as alienating as disapproval.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Mar 30, 2021

personal essay

trans women

first person

This Is an Essay About Penises

“I spent years not thinking about my penis — or, at least, thinking about it as little as possible. After I transitioned, my penis became the most important part of…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Mar 25, 2021

trans women

theater

Shakina Nayfack on Her New Audible Play, NBC’s “Connecting…,” and Forming Trans Community Through Art

“I’m throwing them a few bones of facts and things to know. But I’m also calling them to a higher order. Luring them in with the pussy and then challenging…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 21, 2021

literary fiction

novel

literature

“Detransition, Baby” Is a Book For Trans Women — The Rest of You Are Lucky to Read It

“The truth is I don’t know how to review Detransition, Baby. Torrey was too successful in what she set out to accomplish. If trans women have been and remain her…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 8, 2021